UPDATE: 11:19 a.m. A 70-year-old driver and her two 12-year-old passengers died when a passenger train hit their car on the tracks in New Iberia, state police said Wednesday.

The other three people in the car — a man and two 12-year-old boys — were critically injured, police said, but none of the 119 passengers on the train was hurt in the crash Tuesday evening.

Investigators don’t know whether Phyllis Leblanc drove around a crossing gate or whether her 2006 Ford Taurus got stuck after the gate went down, Master Trooper Brooks David said in an email.

He said the crash killed Leblanc, Jayla Daigle and Trinity Schmidt, and it injured Steve Leblanc, 49, and the boys, whose names weren’t released.

David said he did not know whether the Leblancs were related or where the group was going.

The Sunset Limited was en route from Los Angeles to New Orleans, Amtrak spokesman Mike Tolbert said, and it resumed its trip about 8:45 p.m.

UPDATE 8:51 a.m. Louisiana State Police have identified one of the deceased victims as Phyllis Leblanc, 70, of New Iberia. The other two occupants who were killed were unidentified children.

Additionally, Steve Leblanc of New Iberia and two children sustained critical injuries and were taken to local hospitals.

A preliminary investigation into the incident revealed that the car, driven by Leblanc, was traveling north on LA 88 and stopped on top of a railroad grade. The train, traveling east, struck the car while it was stopped on the tracks. The car was pushed completely off the roadway by the impact.

The crash happened at a crossing with active warning devices, according to a press release from LSP.

ORIGINAL STORY

State Police are still investigating a fatal crash involving a car and an Amtrak train in Iberia Parish Tuesday evening.

It happened just before 6 p.m. on Highway 182 at Coteau Road, according to KLFY.com

The vehicle had six occupants total – three were pronounced dead at the scene, two in critical condition and one in moderate condition, according to State Police.

Witnesses stated that the cross bars on the track were working at the time of the crash.